Senior Network Engineer: Global Infra & Automation Lead

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K

Vacation

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. in Des Moines invites a Senior Network Engineer to lead design, implementation, and automation of our global network infrastructure.

You will tackle complex routing, data center fabrics, and scalable solutions to ensure reliability and security across Akamai's platform. The role requires strong experience with BGP, CLOS fabrics, VxLAN/EVPN, and multi-vendor environments (Juniper, Cisco, Arista).

Qualifications

• 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
• Extensive experience in IP network design and implementation of scalable BGP routing architecture.
• Understanding Data Center architecture, including CLOS Fabric and overlay technologies such as VxLAN and EVPN.
• Experience in managing and troubleshooting multi-vendor environments like Juniper, Cisco, Arista & routing platforms like BIRD, FRR and Cumulus.
• Understand of end-to-end data flows and traffic patterns.
• Develop and manage network configuration templates utilizing automation tools like Python, Ansible, and Jinja2 effectively and efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Designing, building, and maintaining our global network infrastructure
• Developing and maintaining Akamai's core network configuration templates using Jinja2
• Implementing new hardware platforms and network features within the automation framework
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define data models and functional requirements
• Serving as a subject matter expert for complex network issues, performing deep-dive troubleshooting and analysis

Skills

IP network design

BGP routing

Data center fabric

Automation

Python

Ansible

Jinja2

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Juniper

Cisco

Arista

BIRD

FRR

Cumulus

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. in Des Moines invites a Senior Network Engineer to lead design, implementation, and automation of our global network infrastructure.

You will tackle complex routing, data center fabrics, and scalable solutions to ensure reliability and security across Akamai's platform. The role requires strong experience with BGP, CLOS fabrics, VxLAN/EVPN, and multi-vendor environments (Juniper, Cisco, Arista).